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I have now observed the German entry. :How would you account for Germany’s recent scores using the EU analogy ?
3pts. Somebody clearly felt sorry for them.
I have now observed the German entry. :How would you account for Germany’s recent scores using the EU analogy ?
Ah the old broken glass defenseR6 news saying that Italian lead singer chappie has agreed to undergo 'drugs test' in the light of the 'green room' footage shown last night.
He said he was clearing up a broken glass.
yeah you know that thing when you laugh at other countries giving the scores and their shit entries - that was 100% the UK this year - both song and Amanda were cringingly badI've had the sense for some time that Germany do not take Eurovision seriously and their results reflect that.
The UK, on the other hand, do still seem to be desperately trying to succeed. But in classic Principal Skinner "no, they are wrong, not me" fashion, we think we lose because of 'political' voting rather than the quality of our entry.
I do get the impression (based on very little, tbh) that European perceptions of the UK, both in terms of global politics and our attitude to Eurovision, mean that people are less inclined to vote for us with all other things being equal. But I also feel like we'd get more votes if we sent a song of better quality, stopped acting quite so entitled, and did less of the "oh, aren't us Brits so bad at foreign, lol" type stuff.
As I said last night, I feel like Holden was going for self-aware, self-deprecating and maybe even conciliatory, but wiiiiiiidely missed the mark due to not actually being genuinely self-aware (of why Eurovision viewers might have problems with the UK) or conciliatory.
<edit: I've just realised that I seem to think our problem is we take it too seriously but also not seriously enough. That's a thing though, right? >
In the end the whole UK contribution was pretty emblematic of where the country is atm.yeah you know that thing when you laugh at other countries giving the scores and their shit entries - that was 100% the UK this year - both song and Amanda were cringingly bad
streaming Glastonbury.In the end the whole UK contribution was pretty emblematic of where the country is atm.
Every one of the people who came on screen to give the results from their country spoke English and their own language and some of them chucked in a bit of Dutch, as a nod to the hosting nation. The only one who made a "Hee hee! Aren't foreign words a hoot!" was Amanda Holden. What an idiot.
yeah you know that thing when you laugh at other countries giving the scores and their shit entries - that was 100% the UK this year - both song and Amanda were cringingly bad
They definitely celebrated with him elsetimes. I got the sense he was quite overwhelmed by it so maybe took himself away from them to give himself a moment to absorb and recover?the section of footage from when they won onwards is interesting to watch.
this guy....
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....interestingly no one from the band or the entourage celebrated with him.....
brexit means brexitI switched it on just as the UK entry came on. watched for 30 seconds, muttered 'fucking hell' and switched channels.
It was utterly awful. For a country with such a huge musical heritage, is this really the best we can do? If so, we need to quit the competition.
Didn't Ireland try that for a bit with JedWard? On the basis that if they kept on sending Jedward, they'd let them win just so they would never have to see Jedward again.I say it every year. Send Morrissey. Send Morrissey Every Year.
Ohh I hope he doesn't get in trouble, I may have hated their song but I dont want them disqualified for thatThe EBU has released a statement on the matter of Måneskin and the, erm, extra curricular activities.
No, it’s about getting no votes from the publicso, is there any truth to the rumour that the english UK entry bloke is going to stand as a Labour MP?
Well, he's already proven he can cope with a "no politics" rule.so, is there any truth to the rumour that the english UK entry bloke is going to stand as a Labour MP?